eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

NORTH BILLERICA, MA, November 8, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics program for Grades 6–8 recently received a Tier 1 rating by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). Ratings are based on elements such as the focus, coherence, rigor, alignment, and quality of the materials.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More and more school districts today are making it a priority to use high-quality instructional materials that not only demonstrate both efficacy and a positive impact on student achievement but also provide teachers the training and support they need to successfully implement the curriculum.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Acquiring academic knowledge, technical skills, and meaningful work experience gives students the freedom to choose their life’s path,” said Delaware Secretary of Education Susan Bunting. We are thankful for partners like DuPont who share our goals related to STEM- and career-focused education.”. DOVER, Del.,

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

May 11, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently sponsored the 2022 School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA) scholarship program to help recognize and support students and educators throughout the state. One of SSA’s top priorities is to promote high-quality public education throughout our state. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

The partnership will provide educators and students with instant access to high-quality assessments aligned to the curriculum already being used in their classrooms. Aligned assessments allow educators to gauge both student understandings and misunderstandings — paramount information to guide instructional planning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Scott Kinney has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of professional learning and educational technology, and currently serves as Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships. One of my many high school memories is learning the Pythagorean Theorem.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the continued move to distance learning and digital resources, educators need to make sure any tools support this new mindset. During an edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by ORIGO Education , the presenters offered their key criteria for digital mathematics tools and how they should support teachers and students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

September 24, 2021— Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 was recently named a highly rated program by EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit that conducts evidence-based reviews of instructional materials. To learn more about the EdReports.org results and evaluation, visit EdReports.org.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. Study after study has demonstrated that high-quality curricular resources play a vital role in improving student learning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Scott Kinney has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of professional learning and educational technology, and currently serves as Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships. One of my many high school memories is learning the Pythagorean Theorem.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

October 10, 2018) – Following a comprehensive review, Florida’s Commissioner of Education, as recommended by the state’s Instructional Materials Reviewers, recently approved the adoption of the award-winning Discovery Education Science Techbook for statewide use as a core instructional resource through its state adoption process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Family engagement in learning is a powerful lever to advance equitable educational outcomes. We’re pleased to join forces with Illustrative Mathematics to pair FASTalk with high-quality mathematics instructional materials and provide families with timely content to support students’ mathematics learning at home.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. Currently, Nevada has what DeLeón described as an outdated method for reviewing materials.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 13, 2020

Especially during this pandemic year, states are wisely providing devices for students to learn at home. However, computers are only hardware ; they are not what is going to deliver high quality education. States can play a major role in seizing this opportunity to do much more than just repair the educational damage from COVID-19.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. He is an experienced educator with a passion to progressively revitalize educational systems. Michael Cory is Principal of Richard H.

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edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

In the Aldine Independent School District just outside of Houston, Texas, the need for change resulted in a dual focus on improving the district’s leadership bench and revamping literacy instruction, in order to provide an equitable education for all students. Transforming Leadership. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2019

Director of Professional Learning for ORIGO Education, underscored that we, as educators, need to help students engage in math by seeing math as something vital to them. The coding for this system is credited with protecting warships sailing across the Atlantic in WWII. Film Stars. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent edWebinar , Casey O’Brien, Executive Director, National CyberWatch Center, and Jim Kowatch, CEO, Infosec Learning, underscored that to fill the demand for cybersecurity experts, secondary and higher education should focus their attention on developing cybersecurity courses that are rooted in IT operations and applications.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. events, which delivered the latest news and thinking on education policy. Remote Learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. He is an experienced educator with a passion to progressively revitalize educational systems. Michael Cory is Principal of Richard H.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Schools can use these online mapping systems to teach powerful classroom content spanning across subjects and grade levels, and they can get started with free resources for online mapping activities from esri.com/schools. Charlie Fitzpatrick is a K12 education manager for Esri, maker of geographic information system (GIS) software.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

Lately I’ve been asked to speak about the librarian’s role in supporting OER (open educational resources) implementation through curation and I realize that in the K12 setting, curating and leveraging OER means very different things to district-level administrators, to principals, to department chairs, to teachers and to librarians.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. Education professionals across K-12 departments are eligible for nomination, including IT, curriculum, instruction, and administration. reading intervention program.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

He served as Deputy Superintendent in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, leading efforts and driving significant change that ultimately yielded increases in academic performance in 70 percent of schools. Meisha Porter is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

Science education during COVID has challenged the best of teachers. But even during the crisis, they dug in, designing creative digital learning experiences, using technology for enhanced remote engagement, and leveraging local phenomena and investigations for students and their families to do at home. By Michele Israel. Assessment.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 16, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, launched today several new summer learning solutions to support school districts in addressing unfinished learning in math and literacy. Ready-to-Use Summer Solutions. Test Less, Teach More.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

So, what can we do to improve teacher professional development? This is a contribution to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education Top Global Teacher Blogger’s Column. This month’s question is about how to improve teacher professional development. 2 – Commit to Personal Professional Development.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2020

In the previous blog entry , I discussed how the limitations of a traditional grading system led us to SBG, and ultimately, Empower Learning. In this entry, I give an overview on the grading features of Empower and how it integrates with our standards based learning philosophy. There are three main interface tabs.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report.

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